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Orderly and clear-headed, with less stout (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cleaner

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'orderly' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'clear-headed with less stout' is the wordplay.
'clear' becomes 'clean' (synonyms).
'headed with less stout' becomes 'er' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'clean'+'er'='CLEANER'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cleaner that I've seen before include "Maybe Daily" , "Less soiled" , "Char; less dirty" , "Chemical agent for removing dirt" , "More hygienic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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